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Easy to Make Christmas Ornaments

Easy to Make Christmas Ornaments
Looking to make Christmas ornaments to decorate your tree with this Christmas? On this page I have some really simple, step-by-step photo instructions for making paper baubles - very traditional, and they just look so great! If you want more ideas, take a peek at my other easy to make Christmas decorations at the bottom of this page. How to Make Christmas Baubles When I was a kid, my parents had some store-bought baubles like this in a plain red. I tweaked the method a little bit, to give fuller-looking baubles. These paper ornaments look beautiful made out of double-sided patterned scrapbook paper, but I’ve made the instructions with plain colored paper just so they are easier to follow. Make Christmas Ornaments: Materials Colourful paper or card (or print some - see below) A pencil Something circular to trace around (e.g. a glass) Scissors Some mini glue dots, or glue, or double sided tape Craft wire (florist wire will do) or a stapler Tips: Print the paper double sided.

Lacy snowflake tutorial This is a speedy, fun project. I've hung one of these in each of our living room windows, and it looks festive and wintery. How to make it: 1. Download my large snowflake template or small snowflake template. Print enough pages so you'll have 6 squares (1 or 2 sheets, depending on which template you chose). 2. 3. 4. 5. Making Christmas Decorations - Easy 3D Stars, Baubles, and More Welcome to my tutorials for making Christmas decorations! I’ll show you how to make 3D paper stars, plus loads other beautiful homemade ornaments like balls, wreaths, snowmen, and bunting. On this page I’ll show you how to make these beautiful paper stars: They’ll look lovely hanging on your Christmas tree or even just brightening your mantlepiece. Want to make other decorations? This page is mostly about 3D stars, but if you’re interested in making Christmas decorations of other designs then check out my other Xmas ornament projects: Click for Christmas Ornament gallery 3D Christmas Star Instructions I’ll show you how to make a 3D star in two different styles. Single-sided 3D Star Christmas Decorations ...and this one is double sided: Double-sided 3D Star Christmas Decoration The single sided ones are great if you’re only ever going to see the front side of the star, e.g. for on your mantlepiece, or on your wall, or for embellishing a wreath. Materials for Making Christmas Decorations Stars

Make Christmas Star Decorations - Free Template & Instructions These 3D Christmas star decorations will look fab on your Christmas tree or in your living room. They're super easy to make - just download and trace my free template. I don't have my Christmas tree up yet so at the moment I have these Christmas star decorations hung on the mirror in my living room. They really brighten up the room, and because they're on the mirror it looks like there are more of them and also you can see the pattern on the reverse side of each star. I first saw this style of star ornament hanging up as part of the Xmas decorations at a department store (John Lewis in England). I like that they look different from different angles. As a variation, you can also make them so that each star shows two colors on each side: Materials to Make Star Ornament To make these decorations, all you need is: Double-sided scrapbooking paperScissorsPencilString, for hangingPrinter, to print template Instructions: Making Christmas Star Decorations Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Related pages... Step 1

Tree Skirt Completed! | Cindy Larsen We’ll be going to the tree farm on Saturday to get our tree, and I’m excited that I finished the tree skirt in time to use it this year! I love the green and white polka dot fabric on the back and the red and green polka dot binding fabric. I can’t wait to see it under the tree, and I’ll post a picture later this weekend! It sure is a good feeling to complete a project. Like this: Like Loading...

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